6:00 Pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 17th December, 2024

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 28°C or 82°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 31°C or 88°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 82%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 9 mph or 15 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 7.0 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport 1.5 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of December so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 33.9 mm.  At GFL Charles Airport 54.8 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:21 am             Sunset tomorrow: 5:39 pm        

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times, with scattered light to moderate showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 11:50 pm…High at 6:19 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 01:17 am…High at 7:26 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and northeasterly to easterly swells 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 meters.

Small craft operators and sea bathers should exercise caution due to locally rough seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Moderate easterly winds are expected to persist across the Eastern Caribbean region over the next few days.

Weak instability, associated with a low-level trough, is expected to bring scattered showers along with a chance of isolated thunderstorms across the region, during the forecast period.